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Bayley vs Sasha Banks

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn — August 22, 2015 · Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

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The Story

Bayley won the NXT Women's Championship, dethroning Sasha Banks in the match most credited with proving women's wrestling could steal the show on WWE's grandest stages. It played to a sold-out Barclays Center of more than 15,000 fans — a scale unimaginable for a women's match only a year earlier.

The clash pitted opposites in perfect balance: the huggable, endlessly hopeful Bayley against the cold, calculating Boss. Banks controlled long stretches with vicious precision, targeting Bayley's injured hand, but the challenger kept clawing back, feeding off a crowd that treated the bout like a main-event world-title fight.

The near-falls escalated into a genuine spectacle — a top-rope hurricanrana, a reversed Bank Statement, and finally Bayley's Bayley-to-Belly for the three-count. The victory, and its four-star-plus quality, forced the main roster to take the women's division seriously. It remains a cornerstone of the women's revolution and one of the greatest women's matches in company history.

FAQ

Who won Bayley vs Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn?
Bayley won the NXT Women's Championship, defeating Sasha Banks in front of a sold-out Barclays Center of more than 15,000 fans.
What star rating did the match get?
Dave Meltzer awarded 4 stars (some tallies higher) and Cagematch community scores sit around 8.8/10. Wrestle Lore rates it 4.5 stars as a cornerstone of the women's revolution.
Why is this match so important?
It is the match most credited with proving women's wrestling could headline and steal the show, forcing the main roster to take the women's division seriously.

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